Armored automobile.



K'. KEMPNY.

ARMORED AUTOMOBILE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18, 1916.

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K. KEMPNY.

ARMORED AUTOMOBILE,

APPLICATiON FILED DEC. 1B. 1910 Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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gnu 211 $01, 1 x72 K6 1793111 RWWXLM Mime siren KAEL KEMrNY, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ABMORED AUTOMOBILE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oer. 22, 1918.

Application filed December 18. 1916. Serial No. 137.633.

To all ac/m, "t may conce'r Be it' known that, I, Ann l'ucirruz. a sil motor the Emperor of Austria. residing at I v r i 7 \.le\ eland, 1n therounty oi (iuvahoga and State of Onio, have inventedcertain new character.

A. second. important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having improved means for protecting the lire guns used in connection with the from injury by bullets, shell fragits and the like A. .siill l'urther object of the invention. is to provide an arms-red automobile having an improved arrangement of sword hayonets extending along its sides and serving to repel attempts to climb on the machine as well as to cut through w 'losing troops and such obstacles as barbed wire and the like.

With the above. and other objects in view, as will he hereinafter apparent the invention :consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanyi11g drawing. and s 'iecifically claimed.

in the accompanying drawing. like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Figure l. is a side elevation of an i1nproved armored automohile constructed in accordance with this invention.

. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

l igr. 3 is a longitudinal section there- 7 is a side elevation of one or the hayonets and the purl; to which (it. is at tached, the locking l ng being shown in section.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

in carrying out the objects of this inveniion there is provided an armor casing the body of which indicated at 10 and this casing has its forward upper portion rounded and inclined rearwardlv at 11. Moreover, on each side of the casing there is provided a sponson 12, the opening-13 of which is closed, by an arcuate movable shield 14: having a tubular projection 15 extending outward therefrom.

This casing or body is supported on wheels IG-Which receive their power from a suitable motor. not shown, inclosed in a motor housing 17 at the forward portion oi What may he termed the deck :of the armored car. Moreover, there is provided in this forward portion the usual drivers seat 18 and steering Wheel 19; i .1 Extending forwardly from. each side and the from of the car are frames 20 and the three frames 20 support. longitudinally curved plate 21 the front end of which is raised well above the ground while the rear end of the plate extends beneath the body and is spaced slightly above the ground. This plate is for the purpose of crushing down suLlr'ol' stacles barbed. 4 ire entanglements and the like and also acts a deflector of bullets striking the plate, said bullets being deflected downward so as to prevent their striking the front end of the car and possibly penetratingrlhc same. In this manner the )OLl Y of the car is well protected from fire from in front. Furthermore. this plate enables the car to pass trenches and shell holes since even if .i'he front wheels are not on the ground as in passin' a trench; the plate will reach across to the other side of the french and ride up on the edge of the trench whereupon the front wheels can gain the ground and'perform their usual iunctions. At each side of the car, can level with the hottozn or deck, there is provided an out- 'a r llv extending platform 22 which tapers from front to rear, coming to a point at the front end and being broughr enough rear- Wardly to-"include the. spouson on the respective side. i

Mounted in brackets 23 pivoted to these platforms adjacent their edges are shaf ts 24. Similarly, shafts 25 are mounted one above the other on the sides of the 0&1. forward and aft of the sponso'ns.

- sions 2.6 each carrying 3. lug 27 and on EaCh of these series of exten-.

these extensions are fitted the socket ends 28 of shafts is provided with 2.

the armored portion of the car p'rojects'into I the tubular extension 15 of each sponson shell so that it is protected fromrlfle-bullets and ordinary shell fragments. Moreover,

1,60 rel, instead of projecting outwardbey'ond sWoi-d bayonets 29, the lugs-being slida'ble .this arrangement :is such that the discharge 3' in slots 30 in the sockets and} the socket of the rapid fire-gun sets up a current of air i'n locked on the extension by the usual in the tube 15 which acts to .blow away'thez loc ingring 31. 1 I smoke and'fumes and keep the tube clear so On each of the sponsons there is'provided that such smoke and fumesdo not blow back I a series of fold'able projections 32 similar to into the car. 7o

'the projections on the'shafts and like them ,.'-There has thus been provided a simple carrying bayonets 33. In order to rotate and efiicient device of the kind-described and these shafts and fold up, the bayonets to infor thepur-pose specified. I I I operative positions each of the shafts is pro It is obvious that many minor changes vided With an operating handle 3 which, ma be made in the form and construction. 75

' when the shafts are folded up, are engaged 4 of he invention Without departing from the by -'fas te'ning loops 35 pivoted in conven ent/I material principles thereef; 1t position to drop over the operating'fhandles fore desired to confine the invention to the When. the bayonets are in foldedpo'sition. exact form hcreinshown and describedbu -On top-of the body ofthe car there is proit'is wished to include all such properly a],

vided a conning-hood or towerfdfi'h'aying the come within the scope claimed.

usual sight openings 37 Similarly on the I Having thus described the invention, what inclinedforvvard end 11 there is a conning is claimed as new, is hood 38 provided with sight openings 39. v 1. The combination with a Wheel sup- On 'eachofthe sponsons there'is a frnsto; ported armored car body; of a multiplicity 5' conical cover-'40 provided with sight-open? of bayonet having hinged connection to the ings 4r whichare so distributed as to give a' sides of the car bod range of sight fromdead aheadto dead 2. The combination with the Wheel snpastern. Moreover, the sides of the car are ported'armored car body; or rods extending I provided with slits 42 for rifie fire'and oblongitudinally oft-the sides of said body and 9o II ,seryation as shown in Fig. 1.'- hingedly connected thereto, spaced lugs pro-f In each of the sponsons' is rapid' fire jecting from said rods,.bayonets detachably gun 43 and suitable arm and ammunition mounted on-said lugs,- and means to rotate Fchests 44 are provided at convenient places the rods'to move the hayonets from later within the car. It will be noted that access ally projecting position to suhstanti ally ve r -95 is had to the car through a rear door 45 and .tical osition. I a

that forward of the sponsons there is ample 3. he combination with a Wheel suproom for thestorageof various. sorts. as well" ported armored car body having gunw spon v j as for the accommodation of-the crew. sons on its sides,'0f a multiplicity of later-- I I In ordinary use, when not in actual battle, ally protruding bayonets hingedly connected 109 the. different bayonets may be removed from to the sides ofthe body and the gun spon- "their projecting lugsand the car-used to sdnsJ transport men or munitions, the platforms '4. The combination with a wheel sup- ,serving to hold the men or munitions and I ported armored car body; of gun sponsons f 45 thus increasing the'cap-acity of the car. In mounted on the sides of said bodyand have 105 the battle fro'ntit is preferred to keep the ing ports therein, arguate shields covering bayonets in position on their. projections and said ports and movable concentrically around when in actual battle the bayoncts are of the sponsons, and an armored gun barrel I course turned down to a horizontal 1'osition. protecting t'ube projecting outwardly from However, the upper rows of bayone s, may, each of the arcuate shields, bayone'ts' 11,10

if desired be turned up so as'to afi'ordaddiing laterally "from the sponsons beldw the f t-lonal room for soldiers, as for inst-ance,the arc -uate shields whereby to prevent inter-tar rear ends of the platforms behind the spon-- "'ence with the movements of Said shields. Hi sons may shelter several men. When mak In testimony whereof I afiix my. re mg a charge with the car all of the bayonets. in the presence of two'witnesses. will of course beturned down to-horizontal 7 V position. I v 3 It will further be notedthat the'arrangement of the machine gun is-suchthat its bar-" 

